Verdi

Verdi is a young yellow snake amongst a bunch of old green snakes. Verdi is a bit of a daredevil and jumps from tree to tree and does tricks to show off to prove that he young and will stay that way. One day Verdi falls and hurts himself. The snake has to sit around to heal and begins watching younger snakes do the same tricks he once did as Verdi slowly turns from yellow to green. He is now the old but wise snake and the young ones wonder why he just sits there and does nothing all of the time. He is now doing what he said he'd never do - be an old lazy snake.

The illustrations are breathtaking. The artist chose bright vivid colors to set the mood as the we see Verdi come of age. The illustrations help to tell part of the story and add tho the characters personalities.

Cannon, Janell. (1997). Verdi. Harcourt Children.